Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate Program

The Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) of POSTECH aims to foster students to be not only society, and ethics. HSS offers basic, diverse courses from Humanities (literature, history, and philosophy) to Social Sciences (psychology, sociology, economics, management, and politics). Through a diversity of courses of arts,
physical education, writing and speaking, and foreign languages, including English, HASS has become a leading model in liberal education for other science and engineering universities. The outstanding research and extensive academic activities of HASS faculty members in various fields have made significant contributions to social growth.

Mathematics

Mathematics is an essential language used in science to quantitatively describe natural and social phenomena and to nurture systematic thinking.

Faced with the increasing complexity of modern society, particularly in the 21st century, the scope of mathematical applications is being further extended to the processing, analysis, and preparation of diverse information. Therefore, capable mathematicians and researchers well trained in mathematical thinking are in critical need, as the global competition in science and technology becomes more and more intense.

In response to such needs from the society, the Department of Mathematics at POSTECH aims to train teachers and researchers capable of diverse mathematical applications, striking a harmonious balance between research and education as well as theory and practice.

Physics

Physics is a basic science studying the fundamental principles of natural phenomena and serves as the base for the natural sciences and engineering. Especially in recent years, research outcomes from physics research are making significant contributions to the development of cutting-edge technologies and to the understanding of the creation of universe and the origins of life.

Chemistry

As a basic science, the discipline of chemistry identifies the structures and properties of materials and investigates the process of the creation of new materials through chemical transformation. Chemistry is thus a fundamental discipline for the understanding and development of areas directly related with the well-being of humankind such as pharmaceuticals, new materials and energy.

Life Sciences

Life Sciences is a discipline designed to decipher the complex and mysterious phenomena of living creatures and based on the understanding of life phenomena, to provide scientific procedures which can contribute to the betterment of humankind.

Materials Science & Engineering

The effect that materials science & engineering has had on the dramatic development of modern industrialized society is truly immense. Innovations have been made in time and energy conservation thanks to the speedy processing and transmission of information and the development of superlight components only possible with new material development and high-functionalization.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is a discipline which presents an unlimited potential for growth and hope for human life and contributes remarkable innovations to such areas as new power sources & transmissions, highly intelligent robots, high efficiency transportation, space and marine exploration and environmental purification.

Industrial & Management Engineering

Industrial & Management Engineering is continuously growing with the objective of improving productivity through integrated and optimized systems. Recently it is gaining strength in new areas of cutting-edge technology, such as factory automation, CAD/CAM, CIM and integrated information systems, in addition to its conventional areas such as ergonomics, safety engineering, operations research, applied statistics and production management.

Electrical Engineering

Education is focused on a diverse range of basic study and on passing on expertise in electronic and electrical engineering. The Department of Electrical Engineering manages to synthesize educational contents such as electronic engineering, control and measure engineering, computer engineering, electronic communication engineering, electromagnetic wave engineering, and electronic material engineering. The undergraduate program in the Department of Electrical Engineering at POSTECH is loyal to general, basic subjects rather than focusing on certain specific areas, while areas of interest are more focused and specialized in the graduate program. Undergraduate students are thus well educated with a general, foundational knowledge of electronic and electrical engineering, so they can adapt as easily to industries or graduate programs after graduation.

Computer Science & Engineering

Computer science & engineering, foremost in the state-of-the-art information technology of the 21st century, is an advanced discipline studying all the information processing essential to human activities.

It basically deals with the fundamentals and applications of computers in relation to the study of computer maintenance, storage and the transmission of information.

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering is an integral discipline grafting engineering concepts onto the basic principles of the existing disciplines of chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology. In line with the integral characteristics of this discipline, the Department at Chemical Engineering at POSTECH aims to explore state-of-the-art areas in chemical engineering. Subjects related with chemical engineering are not fragmented into manufacturing chemistry, polymer engineering, biological engineering, environmental engineering, etc., but are inclusively integrated.

Creative IT Engineering

The Department of Creative IT Engineering (CITE) is an academic unit of the POTECH i-Lab which was selected as a host institution for the “IT Consilience Creative Program” by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE). The Department aims to train creative talents who will be on the nation’s future frontiers in IT engineering.